Julius Peppers

The NFL landscape is littered with former hoopsters who successfully doubled at both sports, or made the transition from the hardwood to the gridiron. Many are tight ends, featuring household names like retired Tony Gonzalez, Antonio Gates, Julius Thomas and Jimmy Graham. On the defensive side, sack artist Julius Peppers…

After being named the Pittsburgh Steelers new defensive coordinator Tuesday, Keith Butler sat down for an exclusive interview with Bob Labriola of steelers.com. As you would expect, Butler was asked during the interview if he’s a guy that likes to run the 3-4 and his answer wasn’t very surprising. “I…

While we wait to hear who will be the Pittsburgh Steelers next defensive coordinator now that the team has parted ways with Dick LeBeau, it’s fun to think about what changes might be in store for the unit in 2015 as the front obviously needs to be able to provide…

By Alex Kozora Throughout the rest of the offseason, we’ll examine specific plays from the Pittsburgh Steelers 2013 season. We won’t be focusing so much on individual play, though that inevitably comes with any breakdown, but instead, we will focus on concepts used in the pro game to show not…

By Matthew Marczi Once again, Kion Wilson started at inside linebacker in place of Larry Foote. Will this be the last time? The Steelers also started the game in the nickel despite being down a starting cornerback. That’s a lot of trust in the young Shamarko Thomas. The Steelers failed…

During his weekly talk with the media on Wednesday, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said he would like to see his offensive line play with more attitude moving forward after starting the 2013 season 0-3. “Be tough. Be nasty,” Roethlisberger said Wednesday prior to practice. “If you have to get a…

By Alex Kozora Breaking down the Pittsburgh Steelers sacks from Week 3 versus the Chicago Bears. CLICK ON ANY PICTURE TO SEE FULL SIZE 1. 2nd and 4, 6:50 1st. 12 personnel. Bears rush five. Julius Peppers engages David Johnson but never actually rushes him so he’s not included in…

The Pittsburgh Steelers will take on the Chicago Bears Sunday night at Heinz Field and below are seven things to watch for in the game. Rushing To Get Better – The Steelers have to get their running game going if they are going to beat the Bears. Through two games…

The Pittsburgh Steelers will host a very healthy Chicago Bears team Sunday night at Heinz Field and that is reflected in the visiting team’s first injury report of the week that was released on Wednesday. Cornerback Charles Tillman (knee) was held out of practice Wednesday for precautionary reasons, according to…

The Cincinnati Bengals Saturday injury report doesn’t include any real surprises and it looks like head coach Marvin Lewis only has one tough decision to make Monday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers. After being limited all week in practice, starting left tackle Andrew Whitworth was listed as questionable on the…

The Top 100 Players of 2011 show is now down to the final 10 as players ranked #11 through #20 were revealed Sunday night. With only 10 players to go, Steelers safety Troy Polamalu is now a lock to finish in the top 10. The Steelers only had 3 other…